yaw
verb (used without object)
to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
is yawing
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present progressiveof yaw (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The sky to the southward is a jet-black mass of clouds, and the windsail is yawing in a strong, cool breeze.
From An Ocean Tramp by William McFee
